Over the weekend the struggling L.A. Dodgers had a deal in place to acquire 1B Carlos Lee from the Houston Astros. Instead, on Wednesday night, Lee was dealt to the Miami Marlins.
Lee nixed the deal to the Dodgers as he had a partial no-trade clause written into his Astros contract.
In Miami Lee will be reunited with his former manager Ozzie Guillen. The two spent a season (2004) together for the Chicago White Sox.
It's a curious decision to choose the Marlins over the Dodgers as Miami is mired in 4th place in the NL East, 9 games back. The Dodgers on the other hand have a 0.5 game lead over the Giants in the West. He must have chose Miami for reasons other than baseball.
The 36 year old Lee will be a free agent at the end of the season.
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